KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025
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- Organization
- KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (EIN 23-7541752)
- Tax period
- 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
- Filed
- 2026-04-02
- IRS object ID
- 202610949349200116
- Schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2026-04-02T15:30:56-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2025-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2025-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 237541752 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS St Johns Council 3738 | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | KNIG | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Foreign Phone | 3122873467 | ForeignPhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 25 N CASS AVE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | WESTMONT | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | IL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 605591601 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Greg Sobotka | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 6309605414 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2026-04-04 | SignatureDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2025 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Group Exemption | 0188 | GroupExemptionNum |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | https: kofc3738.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c | Yes (X) | Organization501cInd |
| Type Of Organization Assoc | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd |
| Gross Receipts | $154,020 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $47,356 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Membership Dues | $6,292 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $3,576 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $96,796 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $40,266 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $56,530 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $113,754 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $66,140 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $9,136 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $6,000 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $2,398 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $3,052 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $86,726 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $27,028 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $124,404 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $30,000 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $181,432 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $124,404 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $181,432 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $124,404 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $181,432 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $124,404 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $181,432 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | The Knights were formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational charitable religious social welfare war relief and public relief works. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Intellectual Disability Drive | $0 | $23,925 |
| Support of Local Catholic Parishes | $0 | $18,833 |
| Support of Local Community Activities | $0 | $20,083 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $62,841 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (21 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Carroll | ||||
| Grand Knight | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Sannasarro | ||||
| Deputy Grand Knight | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Conklin | ||||
| Financial Secretar | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Sobotka | ||||
| Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bill Schelli | ||||
| Advocate | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Simon | ||||
| District Deputy | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Moffa | ||||
| Trustee | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tony Pietryla | ||||
| Outside Guard | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dave Ortman | ||||
| Trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicholas Ciotola | ||||
| Ourtisde Guard | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dave Fagen | ||||
| Warden | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rick Vath | ||||
| Inside Guard | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Wallrich | ||||
| Outside Guard | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brad Alexander | ||||
| Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JimAnzelone | ||||
| Chancellor | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Donovan Concklin | ||||
| Outside Guard | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Randy Conklin | ||||
| Inside Guard | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Carlton Jones | ||||
| Inside Guard | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tomas Kratka | ||||
| Recorder | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tony Lenard | ||||
| Chaplains Assistant | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Konrad Miskowicz-Retz | ||||
| Lecturer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | IL | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Gregory Sobotka | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 25 N CASS AVE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | WESTMONT | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | IL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 605591601 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 6309605414 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Revenue Bingo | $19,459 | GrossRevenueBingoAmt |
| Cash Prizes Bingo | $5,690 | CashPrizesBingoAmt |
| Non Cash Prizes Bingo | $0 | NonCashPrizesBingoAmt |
| Rent Facility Costs Bingo | $7,350 | RentFacilityCostsBingoAmt |
| Other Direct Expenses Bingo | $6,134 | OtherDirectExpensesBingoAmt |
| Volunteer Labor Bingo | Yes (true) | VolunteerLaborBingoInd |
| Volunteer Labor Bingo | 1.00 | VolunteerLaborBingoPct |
| Gross Revenue Pull Tabs | $0 | GrossRevenuePullTabsAmt |
| Cash Prizes Pull Tabs | $0 | CashPrizesPullTabsAmt |
| Non Cash Prizes Pull Tabs | $0 | NonCashPrizesPullTabsAmt |
| Rent Facility Costs Pull Tabs | $0 | RentFacilityCostsPullTabsAmt |
| Other Direct Expenses Pull Tabs | $0 | OtherDirectExpensesPullTabsAmt |
| Volunteer Labor Pull Tabs | Yes (true) | VolunteerLaborPullTabsInd |
| Volunteer Labor Pull Tabs | 1.00 | VolunteerLaborPullTabsPct |
| Gross Revenue Other Gaming | $77,337 | GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt |
| Cash Prizes Other Gaming | $2,024 | CashPrizesOtherGamingAmt |
| Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming | $0 | NonCashPrizesOtherGamingAmt |
| Rent Fclty Costs Other Gaming | $7,250 | RentFcltyCostsOtherGamingAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Other Gaming | $11,818 | OthDirectExpnssOtherGamingAmt |
| Volunteer Labor Other Gaming | Yes (true) | VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd |
| Volunteer Labor Other Gaming | 1.00 | VolunteerLaborOtherGamingPct |
| Gross Revenue Total Gaming | $96,796 | GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt |
| Cash Prizes Total Gaming | $7,714 | CashPrizesTotalGamingAmt |
| Non Cash Prizes Total Gaming | $0 | NonCashPrizesTotalGamingAmt |
| Rent Fclty Costs Total Gaming | $14,600 | RentFcltyCostsTotalGamingAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming | $17,952 | OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt |
| Direct Expense Summary Gaming | $40,266 | DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt |
| Net Gaming Income Summary | $56,530 | NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| States Where Gaming Conducted | IL | StatesWhereGamingConductedCd |
| Licensed | Yes (true) | LicensedInd |
| License Suspended Etc | false | LicenseSuspendedEtcInd |
| Gaming With Nonmembers | Yes (true) | GamingWithNonmembersInd |
| Member Of Other Entity | false | MemberOfOtherEntityInd |
| Gaming Own Facility | 0.20 | GamingOwnFacilityPct |
| Gaming Other Facility | 0.80 | GamingOtherFacilityPct |
| Individual With Books | Hank Anzelone and Rick Vath | IndividualWithBooksNm |
Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 25 N Cass Ave | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Westmont | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | IL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 60559 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev | false | CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd |
| Gaming Manager Compensation | $0 | GamingManagerCompensationAmt |
| Gaming Manager Services Prov | Schedules games locations and volunteers | GamingManagerServicesProvTxt |
| Gaming Manager Is Director Ofcr | Yes (X) | GamingManagerIsDirectorOfcrInd |
| Charitable Distribution Rqr | Yes (true) | CharitableDistributionRqrInd |
| Distributed | $56,245 | DistributedAmt |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | Part III | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | | PartandLinenumber:,Explanation:| Part III line 16,Schedules games locations and volunteers| | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Part I, line 10 | | Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| Intellectual Disabilities Drive, $23925| Special Camps Dinner, $2211| Holy Trinity Parish, $6452| Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, $5360| Other Church Related Expenditures, $6864| Coats For Kids, $4782| Other Community Expenditures, $720| Mayslake Village Donation, $500| Pro-Life Donation, $3000| Youth Related Donations, $2035| Peoples Resource Food Bank, $3645| Westmont Chamber of Commerce Fund, $6646| |
| Part I, line 16 | | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank Fees, $89| Culture of Life, $343| Holly Days Float, $250| Council General Expenses, $1423| Bishops Burse, $157| Pancake Breakfast, $540| Other Community Expenditures, $250| |
| Part I, line 20 | | Explanation:, Amount:| Purchase of a Certificate of Deposit, $30000| |
| Header, General | | Explanation:| Knights Of Columbus St Johns Council 3738 received a letter dated 6 26 2025 from the IRS. This letter was received in early August 2025 by US Mail. The letter indicated Effective Date of exemption of December 11,2024 and Accounting period ending December 31 for the organization. Since the letter was not received until August more than 6 months after December 31 2024 the organization was unable to file on time. Please contact Falo Shabani of the IRS ID number 4288703 telephone number 877-829-5500 for further information. The organization respectfully requests waiver of any penalties due to late filing |
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